There's a lot of negativity coming out of the Boston area this week. Some people are questioning Brady and BB's age and desire, team toughness, lack of skill players, the list goes on. In truth though, every year they don't win the Superbowl we hear the same things. They've given us so much and set such a high standard, fans and media alike all cry foul and make grim assesments every time they don't win a ring these days.

But what seems to get overlooked and drowned out is the most amazing fact there is, that being every single year we are a threat to win it all and a dominant team. Too many things have to go right for you to make it to the SB, let alone win it. Some of those forces you can control, others are nothing but luck. And yet, somehow every single year we are marching strong in that direction once again. I can't be mad that we fall short, not when every year is so enjoyable, not when I love football so much and wouldn't want to be a fan of any other team, not when we still unlike so many other teams have a legitamite shot, and in some cases are even favorites to win it.

If we can keep getting within one or two rungs of that ring, you have to realize that just by odds alone we should win another one within a few years. I still firmly believe Brady and BB have one more in them. And even if they don't, it's been one hell of a fun ride so far and I still wear my Pats jerseys proudly.

Are you a Jughead fan??? He wins 12-14 games every year, gets the 1 or 2 seed in playoffs and then falls flat on his face. Glad you accept losing, but some of us see second place for what it really is THE FIRST LOSER....

There's a lot of negativity coming out of the Boston area this week. Some people are questioning Brady and BB's age and desire, team toughness, lack of skill players, the list goes on. In truth though, every year they don't win the Superbowl we hear the same things. They've given us so much and set such a high standard, fans and media alike all cry foul and make grim assesments every time they don't win a ring these days.

But what seems to get overlooked and drowned out is the most amazing fact there is, that being every single year we are a threat to win it all and a dominant team. Too many things have to go right for you to make it to the SB, let alone win it. Some of those forces you can control, others are nothing but luck. And yet, somehow every single year we are marching strong in that direction once again. I can't be mad that we fall short, not when every year is so enjoyable, not when I love football so much and wouldn't want to be a fan of any other team, not when we still unlike so many other teams have a legitamite shot, and in some cases are even favorites to win it.

If we can keep getting within one or two rungs of that ring, you have to realize that just by odds alone we should win another one within a few years. I still firmly believe Brady and BB have one more in them. And even if they don't, it's been one hell of a fun ride so far and I still wear my Pats jerseys proudly.

Am in total agreement with you. Those who wish to be negative can find fault as much as they choose. I'll take the Pats approach under Rober Kraft and Bill Belichick over any other franchise in the league and am a proud New England Patriots fan.

There's a lot of negativity coming out of the Boston area this week. Some people are questioning Brady and BB's age and desire, team toughness, lack of skill players, the list goes on. In truth though, every year they don't win the Superbowl we hear the same things. They've given us so much and set such a high standard, fans and media alike all cry foul and make grim assesments every time they don't win a ring these days.

But what seems to get overlooked and drowned out is the most amazing fact there is, that being every single year we are a threat to win it all and a dominant team. Too many things have to go right for you to make it to the SB, let alone win it. Some of those forces you can control, others are nothing but luck. And yet, somehow every single year we are marching strong in that direction once again. I can't be mad that we fall short, not when every year is so enjoyable, not when I love football so much and wouldn't want to be a fan of any other team, not when we still unlike so many other teams have a legitamite shot, and in some cases are even favorites to win it.

If we can keep getting within one or two rungs of that ring, you have to realize that just by odds alone we should win another one within a few years. I still firmly believe Brady and BB have one more in them. And even if they don't, it's been one hell of a fun ride so far and I still wear my Pats jerseys proudly.

We should be happy that they make the playoffs year after year. Do's anyone remember the Rod Rust years when they were lossing bad?

Yep...I used to be in my room listening to games on radio as home games were never sold out. Funny how all my Uncles and the like who are pats fans now were always watching the Giants games under Parcells...

Uh, 10 guaranteed wins per season, as Gomer got in Indy, will do this to ya. When you play .500 against the strenght of your schedule, you will probably NOT win the SB. Fans see the double digit win totals, and the glitz and glimmer of high offensive numbers, run up against the dregs of the league, as they should be running them up against, and totally ignore the inability to out away stronger teams as consistently.

Seems like many fans got spoiled by SB wins, in that they only want good winning regular seqasons, overlooking post season inefficiencies. Others, like me, will expect a better post season effort, that is accompanied by these 12-14 win totals. We've become, well, the New England Braves.

Yep...I used to be in my room listening to games on radio as home games were never sold out. Funny how all my Uncles and the like who are pats fans now were always watching the Giants games under Parcells...

Uh, 10 guaranteed wins per season, as Gomer got in Indy, will do this to ya. When you play .500 against the strenght of your schedule, you will probably NOT win the SB. Fans see the double digit win totals, and the glitz and glimmer of high offensive numbers, run up against the dregs of the league, as they should be running them up against, and totally ignore the inability to out away stronger teams as consistently.

Seems like many fans got spoiled by SB wins, in that they only want good winning regular seqasons, overlooking post season inefficiencies. Others, like me, will expect a better post season effort, that is accompanied by these 12-14 win totals. We've become, well, the New England Braves.